Facts

• Segment: Defense
• Country: Israel
• Website: https://www.birdaerosystems.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Operations / Deployments
• Team
• Supply chain relationships
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Customers and deployments
• Sources

Summary

BIRD Aerosystems develops airborne missile protection, surveillance and mission systems for aircraft operators. Its AMPS and SPREOS technologies protect aircraft from missile threats, while its airborne surveillance systems support maritime, border and security missions.

Market context

BIRD expands Ondas into airborne protection and ISR infrastructure with already deployed systems across large aircraft fleets, including relevance to unmanned aerial systems. BIRD Aerosystems supplies robotics-adjacent hardware rather than complete robot platforms.

• Capability: Provides airborne ISR and missile-protection systems relevant to unmanned and crewed mission platforms Supports aerial autonomy stack through sensing, survivability, and mission systems Participates in robot…
• Strategic position: Defense mission-systems infrastructure provider within the Ondas stack Extends Ondas upward into ISR and survivability layers beyond platform Important enablement layer for defense aviation and UAS m…

Facts

• Website: https://www.birdaerosystems.com/
• HQ: Herzliya, Israel
• Segment: Defense

Commercial

1 commercial event; 1 contract award; 1 named customer; latest event 2025-01-15

• 2025-01-15 - Contract award - BIRD Aerosystems wins an African Ministry of Defense order for AMPS helicopter protection - African Ministry of Defense (unnamed) - source: analisidifesa.it

Airborne defence sensor and protection systems company

BIRD Aerosystems supplies airborne missile-protection and surveillance systems for aircraft and defence missions.

• Target environment: Military aircraft, airborne surveillance platforms, border-security missions, patrol aircraft and defence sensor deployments.
• Deployment model: Defence electronics and mission-system supply through AMPS missile-protection and airborne surveillance product lines.
• Customer context: Air forces, defence ministries, aircraft operators, system integrators and security agencies.
• Workflow context: Missile warning, directional infrared countermeasures, airborne surveillance, ISR support and aircraft self-protection.
• Commercial maturity: Commercial defence systems supplier with fielded airborne missile-protection and surveillance products.
• Market position: Defence sensor and protection-system supplier serving airborne autonomy and surveillance-adjacent missions.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on aircraft integration, export controls, threat environment, certification, procurement cycles and mission reliability.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes airborne ISR sensors, aircraft self-protection, missile warning systems and defence surveillance platforms.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-03-11 - Acquisition - Ondas acquires BIRD Aerosystems to expand airborne missile protection and ISR capabilities - BIRD Aerosystems was acquired to expand airborne missile protection and ISR
• 2025-01-15 - Contract Award - BIRD Aerosystems wins an African Ministry of Defense order for AMPS helicopter protection - BIRD Aerosystems announced a significant order from an African Ministry of Defense for its Airbor…
• 2024-03-27 - Deployment - BIRD Aerosystems installs SPREOS DIRCM and Aeroshield systems on Airbus A319 aircraft for a European customer - BIRD Aerosystems announced the successful installation of its SPREOS DIRCM and Ae…

Operations / Deployments

• 2024-03-27 - Deployment - BIRD Aerosystems installs SPREOS DIRCM and Aeroshield systems on Airbus A319 aircraft for a European customer - BIRD Aerosystems announced the successful installation of its SPREOS DIRCM and Ae…

Team

• David Dragucki - Founding Co-CEO
• Ronen Factor - Founding Co-CEO

Supply chain relationships

• Ondas - Parent / portfolio integration - Ondas acquired BIRD Aerosystems, adding airborne missile protection and ISR to its autonomous-systems portfolio.

Relationships

• Ondas - Acquisition - BIRD Aerosystems acquired by Ondas Holdings under Ondas Autonomous Systems.
• Ondas - Acquired by - Acquired by Ondas Holdings under Ondas Autonomous Systems.

Context tags

• Defence airborne sensor supplier - Peer Group
• Defence surveillance mission systems - Workflow
• Defence sensor supplier - Stack Layer
• Defence customers - Customer Environment

Customers and deployments

• Aircraft Installation Count - multiple Airbus A319 aircraft - 2024-03-27 - undisclosed European customer - aircraft missile-protection system installation - BIRD Aerosystems installed SPREOS DIRCM and Aeroshield missile…